[PG-13] Zetsuen no Tempest: The Civilization Blaster

Anime TV Series: Zetsuen no Tempest: The Civilization Blaster
Japanese Name: 絶園のテンペスト
Romanji Name: N/A
Aired: October 4, 2012 – ongoing
Complete/Incomplete: Incomplete
Current Number of Episodes: 22 (Twenty-Two)
Studio: Bones
Directed by: Masahiro Ando
Written by: Mari Okada
Prequel/Sequel: N/A
Suitable for: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
Genre: Action, Mystery, Drama, Fantasy, Shounen, Psychological

Plot:

The story revolves around Mahiro Fuwa, a teenager whose family was mysteriously murdered one year before and his friend Yoshino Takigawa. Mahiro is contacted by Hakase Kusaribe, the leader of the Kusaribe clan who was left stranded on an unknown desert island by her followers, and agrees to help Hakase in exchange of her help to find out the culprit for the death of his family. Upon learning of his friend's intentions, Yoshino joins him on his quest to stand against the Kusaribe clan who intends to awake the "Tree of Zetsuen" whose power can bring ruin to the entire world.
Several dialogues and plot elements in Zetsuen no Tempest pay homage to the works of William Shakespeare.

Main Characters:

Mahiro Fuwa (不破 真広)
Voiced by: Toshiyuki Toyonaga, Yūko Sanpei (young)
Mahiro Fuwa has left a month ago to find his family's killer without any clues to who it might be. When Yoshino is held at gun-point, Mahiro comes out of nowhere and swiftly saves him and can stop bullets in mid-air, claiming to have a deal with a sorceress; not just any, but the strongest sorceress, Hakaze Kusaribe, who promised to help find his family's killer with her magic so he can kill the killer himself. After saving Yoshino, Mahiro informs him about the epidemic, a curse that turns living things into metal, claiming Kusaribe clan plans to revive the Tree of Zetsuen that could destroy the world.

Yoshino Takigawa (滝川吉野)
Voiced by: Kōki Uchiyama, Houko Kuwashima (young)
Yoshino was living a normal high school life until he meets a Evangeline Yamato while he was visiting the grave of a family friend. His world is then changed as he decides to help his friend and save the world. Yoshino is calm and clever who is brave and strong. He is the type to make calculative judgements before making any decisions.

Hakaze Kusaribe (鎖部 葉風)
Voiced by: Miyuki Sawashiro
The princess of the sorcerers and the strongest sorceress in history, she was left in a desert island to die by the leader of Kusaribe clan, Samon. Since the Island did not allow the use of magic, she joins Mahiro's quest to revenge Aika's death, and her own revenge against Samon. She talks to Mahiro and Yoshino through a wooded doll necklace.

Aika Fuwa (不破 愛花)
Voiced by: Kana Hanazawa
Aika was Mahiro's sister that was brutally murdered together with their parents.